The complete question is the following:
US citizens are required to pay income taxes. In civics, this is referred to as an obligation. However, US citizens are not obligated to run for elective office. Citizens are able to run for elective office because of which of the following answer choices?
Select one:
A. prerequisite for citizens
B. responsibility of citizens
C. right of citizens
D. benefit of statehood
Answer:
C. right of citizens
Step-by-step explanation:
The right of a citizen refers to the legal entitlement of a citizen to have or do something, such as the right to run for elective office. Unlike civic responsibilities, civic rights are not mandatory, instead, they are things or actions to which one has a just claim. More examples of civil rights are the rights to vote, to government services, to work, to study and to use public facilities.